Detroit Tells UAW They Can No Longer Pay For Idled Workers To Play Checkers

Well I can bet this won't be going over very well. Ron Gettlefinger is going to raise a BIG stink about this.

— 91z4me (View Profile)

Posted on 12/1/2008 12:22:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Ron Gettlefinger should be working for $50,000 a year.

If he doesn't like it he can go on strike :-)

— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/1/2008 12:54:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7   

The UAW's solution to this problem will be to play cards instead of checkers

— sold2early (View Profile)

Posted on 12/1/2008 1:22:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 10   

"...Union officials and their allies counter that the banks have been an effective way to keep a flexible job pool available and have allowed the companies to implement new technology while reducing overall numbers responsibly."

The sad part about this statement is the millions of Americans that will actually fall for this BS!

— Need4Speed (View Profile)

Posted on 12/1/2008 3:45:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Sitting idle and playing checkers? Not a chance; they're all cruising internet porn.

— 204E60 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/1/2008 6:52:09 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Quick ,,what is the name of the guy that is holding the white up in the picture ? He was the fire chief on the Leave it to Beaver show and a bunch of other TV shows in the black and white TV era

— toolatetorace (View Profile)

Posted on 12/1/2008 9:55:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Do we still really wonder why our auto industry is in trouble? Really?

— FerrarisR4me (View Profile)

Posted on 12/2/2008 11:20:13 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1